Araceae Calla palustris L.
Water Arum
Gitksan - Drug, Eye Medicine
Use documented by:
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 53
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Calla palustris L.
Scientific name: Calla palustris L.
USDA symbol: CAPA (
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Common names: Water Arum
Family: Araceae
Family (APG): Araceae
Native American Tribe: Gitksan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Decoction of root taken for 'cleaning the eyes of the blind.'
RECRD: 83273 id: 7655